bong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The clang of a large bell.
  2. Doorbell chimes.
  3. Clipping of Britbong
verb
  1. To pull a bell.
  2. To ring a doorbell.
  3. Make a bell-like sound
noun
  1. A vessel, usually made of glass or ceramic and filled with water, used in smoking various substances, especially cannabis.
  2. An act of smoking one serving of drugs from a bong.
  3. A device for rapidly consuming beer, usually consisting of a funnel or reservoir of beer and a length of tubing.
verb
  1. To smoke a bong.
noun
  1. A very wide piton.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of bung (“purse”).
noun
  1. An Australian Aboriginal person.
noun
  1. A Bengali (from West Bengal).
name
  1. A county of Liberia. Capital: Gbarnga.

Pronunciation

/bɒŋ/ /bɔŋ/ /bɑŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bong.wav

Word forms

bong bongs bonging bonged boong bung

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

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